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To: StockMan who wrote (13915)	1/18/1998 5:29:00 PM
From: mccombs thompson	Respond to of 97611

Stockman, RE: Were you aware that CPQ's presario's had components SQUEEZED from 2nd tier vendors...Remember when you buy a Presario, you are getting non name components, and with the support for this gone, the poor consumer is left with garbage on their hands. What's your source? Personal experience with CPQ's Presario line? Or hearsay? McCombs Thompson

To: StockMan who wrote (13915)	1/18/1998 6:11:00 PM
From: robbie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Stockman, Re: <<Were you aware that CPQ's presario's had components SQUEEZED from 2nd tier vendors. Most top tier brand names undergo their own extensive testing (after all they have a name to live up to). Remember when you buy a Presario, you are getting non name components, and with the support for this gone, the poor consumer is left with garbage on their hands.>> Please identify specifically the second tier components you are referring to. Robbie

To: StockMan who wrote (13915)	1/18/1998 6:20:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Right Stockman, those Pentium IIs, Micron RAM chips and Quantum hard-drives are being squeezed out of 2nd Tier manufacturers! <G> SO what components are you talking about? The video? The sound or modem? The motherboard? Then again there's DELL...some models don't even have a left over ISA slot and the sound card is a daughter card on the Mobo. They won't tell you where they get their low end video cards. Of course, you can build your own system with all top name components if you want. That's what I do but not many people can or want to do that. Selling retail is a whole different ball game. One of the better boxes, belive it or not, is the CTX, fast Maxtor Diamondmax HDs and Matrox Mystigue video cards. They can really throw in the monitor cheap because they make them. They have moved into 4th place of computers sold in retail outlets. If you want to seel low end components look at the HP... Jim